Bathtub appurtenance



ATTORNEYS.

H. EDELMAN BATH'VIUB APPURTENANCE Filed Nov. 1l

sept. 4, 1923.

I .Be i `known that citizenof the UnitedStates, residing in the Patented Sept. 4, i923.`

HENRY EDELMAN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 'AssIeNon -rorHEEnL fIIANUrAcrUR-ING co.,

DELAWARE.

:eA'rrILUB APPURTENAN'GE;

Y pplication ledNoirember 11, 1922i` Serial No. 600,2 9.4.

To all whom t may v'Gomera i.

1I HENRY EDELMAN, a

^ city and county of Philadelphia, Statero Pennsylvania, .have invented a new and useful Bathtub Appurtenance,'of which the `followingis a specification.. i My invention relates to a bath tub and consists of novel means for supplyingthe same with hot and cold water througha device common t0 both.

AvIt consists alsoin adapting ,the supply de- Vice as an outlet for the Yoverflow waterand providing it withme'ans for directing it therefrom to an overflow pipe.Y Y 4 Y f :it `consists also of a valve for therdrain or outlet of the' tub adapted to beopened j a-njd .controlled bynoyeljmechanical means.-

'It consists also of details of construction asjwill be hereinafter setlforth. 1 l

The inventionVV is satisfactorily illustrated Vin 4the accompanyingidrawing, but the important instruinentaljities Vthereof ymay be Varied, and so it is'to be understood that theinvention is not limited to the specific details shown and describechas ,long as they are within the spirit orv` scope of the claims.

Figure l represents a AVertical section of a portion of a bath tub, and of 'appurtenances embodying my invention. i l.

Figure 2 represents ,a yerticalisectiongof the outlet portion ofthe` overomandfthe draingand tra-p vpipe on anenlarged scale.'`

Figure f 3 represents/a vertical section on.A an enlarged scalepfthe supplyspigot and connections detached froniFigureL a ,Y vvigure 4 represents a yhorizontal.section ofa portion' on line Figurel, onuan vSimilar numerals of 'reference indicate Refer- 8 which passes upwardly romsaid chamber 5j throughthetop of the castinge vand thro-ugh thefloor vand extends above Jchellatter Ito a.

V` the tubi.

suitable height, saidjtop-and the adjacent portion of saidY .Overlow pipebeing suitably A or PHILADELPHIA, rnNNsYi-iVANI'A, A CORPORATION or` packed asl atg9 toOrin'a water tight ,joint y thereatsbut allowingsaid-p'ipe to be raised to openthe Valve 7 `andlowered to closethe i same. r Y Connected Twith the bottomv of the casting l -isrthe trappipe 10 Awhiclfi leads to a lsewer or other l In the upper .portion of' the overflowA pipe horizontal limbglBLb whichv passes through the lengthened-slot V14; in the side wallof the Voverflow ,pipe towards the tub and 4is con-V nected withthe tubular shank loffthe' noz'- .zle 164 of the tub.` The elbow lf2 is sustainedv by3said shank 15 `while the slot ltinthe Y oyerlow-pipejS permits the latterto slide on k'said elbow inthe Vertical .motions that may be impartedl to said' pipe,-the shankfl-b'eing place 'of discharge of water from Y 65 Y, is;l the yerticalliinb llgo the .elbow 1.2,.the

packed fat 17 withthegwall of the opening f Iin thetub which saidinozzle occupies so as-to form a watertight joint `for the nozzle :there- Y at, the packing or gaskets occupying'the bossesl8i on the exterior of the spigot and embracing the adj acentwall oftheopening4 in the tub. Y 1

j Connected withthe tubular; shank .15 of V ,the-nozzle lbyl the plug,- 19Y is the inc-lined branchpipe, lQ'which isconnected with the pipesrthat are adapted to `supply the tub with hotv and v cold 'water,r said; branch being in communication with 5the here` oliv .said

shank 15.V `Said v.pipesf will' besupplied: with cocks or yalvesto tui-non and AcutoffV the hot andcoldwater while .the .nozzle 16 re- Y ceivesfeither .or V'both as {desiredtof dir latter into" the 151119,53' f f" r 'ect the ,lnjthe-ishank-l ybelow .the .-placeioliits junctionfwith the "branch 19j isfthel'de'pendf ing guard 20'l which ,isf deflected Vtowards the .nozzle loleavin-g a-passage 2l insaidshank belowthelofwervend ofV the guard andthe adj acenty portion .ofthe wall o'ffthe's'hank; .it

being seen ythat thef water enters thel l'branch 19 ilows vover thegguard 20 and soiente'rs the nozzle, Should;l however, the tub overflow water willenter the nozzle flowthrough pas.-y

12 from which latterV it is directed intothe and the'rwater reach the level Yof` the outlet V,end fof said nozzle-or.- above :the same, the Y 105 `sage 2l into the shank v15 and enter the elbow overflow j pipeV 8- and lso escape` therefrnn-l the Ywater lfrom the drain pipe 3 and soaswirl around said Chamberland wash thelatter, while alsowashing-the exterior of the valve 7 and its seat ,thus removing deposits that may-have been koccasioned at the relative places. Y y

4Supported .onth'e wall of the vbathroom above the overflow pipe 18 .is 'theboX 22 on whose L.walls is-mounted the'horizontally arranged rotatable shaft 23. lVithin the boX isthepinion24 which islse'cured -to the shaft 23and adapted to Vmesh with the rack 25 which is vertically .movable Ain the box 22 and lguided on the walls thereof.4 n A Within the -boXther-e is' also the fixed Arack .27 lwhich is -pla'ced'at theside of the movable rack but removed therefrom, it vbeing noticed that the shaftr23 is adapted toslide transversely on thebearings in the opening c 2,8 on one sidey of the b ox '22 and in the open ingz29 onthe opposite side thereof,=the latterV opening being in communication Vwith the bore of the collar` 30 `which projects into the boxV and forms a lengthened support for the shaft 23. v

As said shaft is slidable as stated, the pinion 24:r may beinoved in part from the movable rack 25 to the iXe/drack 27 and engaged with the latter and thus the pinion isl locked 'and prevented A.from rotation. Now

it'will be seen that when the valve V7 isto4 V.be opened-the pinion-24 is rotated by the h andle 31 ofV the` shaft 23 whereby the rack Y 25 ris raised andwith it the stem 26', the over;

liow pipe 8 and the-valve, the latter being i raised from itsseat 6 and accordingly opened allowing theV water. in the -tuby to escape there-- from through they pipe 3.' The pinion 24 is then pushed inwardly whereby 'it is engaged with .fthe-fixed rack 27, while alsoremaining engaged .with the inovablelracl; 2,5, and so the pinion is rendered non-rotatable and the movable .rack 125 is 'locked thus-holding the *l valve 7 raised in its openV position and the tub'is drained. l When the Ytub isto be re filled the pinion 241is drawn from the fixed rack 27 and sovremains engaged with only the .mov-able rack 25 when the llatter is permitted or caused t0 lower, whereby-thel valve 7 returns toits seat and so closesrthe drain or ,outlet `of rthe tub, when 4water xmay be sup` plied to `the latter through the nozzle as before. i Y

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire yto secure byLetters `Patent, is: i n

i 1. In abath tub appurtenance, a;-.supply nozzle for said tub, a supply branch, and an voverflow vbranch adapted to @be connected .with the nozzle, both branchesbe'in'gf adapted to communicate with ythe Vinter-i.or-fof the Y 2. In a bath tub appurtenance, a supply nozzle for saiditubfafisupply branch, an over# flow branch adapted to be connected with the nozzle, bothfbran'ches 'lbeing-a'dapted'to communicate with :the vinterior of the nozzle, and a divisional guard at the confluence -of the saidbranches.

3. In abath tub -appurtenance,a supply nozzle for said tub, a Vsupplylioranch,'an loverflow branch adapted =to be-fconnected'with the nozzle, bothk branchesbeing Aadapted to communicate-with the interior of 'thenozzla a-valve l'and a slidable `overflow rmeniber adapted to iactuate said-valve. Y

.4( 'In `a device lo-' the :character designated,

an overlowpipe, an elbow the vertical limb of whichlisreceivedin theupper portion off said overflow pipe, said-pipefhaving 'a' kslot through VYwhich the' horizontal linibfof said elbow passes, a Y'nozzle on "the tub connected with which said lastmained limb, and -a branch pipe connected withsa-id nozzle, said horizontal liniband branchbeing "adapted to' openlintopthe interior of said nozzle.

In a device/ofthelcharacterdesiguiated,

a-n- 'overilow Y pipe, an e'lbow-k the vertical flimb of which is `received infk-theh-upper portion off-said` overflow pipe,-sai"d=pipe having a S101-, through which thefhrizanaiiimt of said relbow passes, -a 4nozzle on .the tub k-Ysiith which said last-named limb fis y' conneeted, and a nozzle..

',6. In a jdev'ieeof the-character designated,

an overflow pipe, anv elbow Ithe vertical kiinrb of which i-sreceived inthe npperportionof said'- overflow pipe, said pipe. having a'V slot through whichthe other limb of'saidelbow' passes, a nozzleA on `V` Jche, tub 'with said last-named'liinb is connected, and av supply Ybranch fpipe connected with -said nozzle, *the shank ofthe` said nozzle having 4thereina-` branch. pipe )connected with said i depend-ing guard at the confluence f-with'vsaid" supply branch and deflectedtoward'v nozzle. I

7. ln a device 'of v:the character designated,

a-noverflow pi-pe, an'elbow the vertical limb of which fis receivedin-the 'upper portion of said overiiowpipe, said 4pipehaving afslot through which thsoihergnmt ofsaid afi-bow Y passes, a nozzle connected4 with vsaidvljastnamed limb, 1an `inc'li-n'ed''branch V pipe nected withsaid nozzle, acastin'g Vintof" 'wl:, 1ich 4the said .o'veliiw pipe ,extends with fajclrainlv ber aroundsaid'oveI-iiow pipe", and pipe connected @with said casting fand empty# ing-into said chamber; y

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8. A supply nozzle for a bath tub, a tubular shank for said nozzle adapted to direct at the coniiuence of said shank and branch having between the same and said shank a passage adapted to direct the overflow water of the tub through said nozzleto said overiiow conveyor. Y

9. In a bath tub, a supply nozzle for the tub, a supply branch leading into said nozzle an outer branch for the overflowwater connected with said nozzle,l and an overflow discharging member in communication with said conduitJ outlet branch, both branches being in communication with the interior or said nozzle.

10. In a bath tub, a slidable overflow member communicating therewith, a valve on said member, a chamber containing said valve, and a seat therefor, the said overlow pipe having a slot to permit of its removal and a drain pipe of the tub connected with said chamber, said valve being adapted to close and open said drain pipe by the movement of said overflow member.

11. In a bath tub, a slidable tubular overflow member, means including an elbow one limb of which is received in said overiiow pipe Jfor forming a communicating connection for said member with the interior of the tub, a Valve on said member for the drain pipe of the tub, means for mechanically operating said overflow member, a chamber adapted to contain said valve and its seat, and a portion of said overflow memberv and adapted to receivethe drain and overflow waters of the tub, andA a connection for said chamber with the drain pipe of the tub. v

12. In a bath tub, a slidable tubular over iiow member, means including an Velbow oneV limbof which is received in said overflow pipe for forming a communicatingconnection for said member with the interior ofi. the tub, a valve on said member-for the drain pipe of the tub, means for mechanically operatingsaid overflow member, Va chamber adapted to containrsaid valve and its seat and a portion of said overflow member and adapted to receive the drain and overflow waters Yof the tub, a connection 'or said p chamber with the drain pipe of the tub,

and a device for locking said means .whereby said valve is held in open position.

13. In a bathtub, a slidable tubular overflow member connected with the tub, a valve thereon orthe drainpipe of the tub, a casl ing adapted to contain a plurality of racks one movable and the other iiXed, a pinion in said casing, a shaft carrying said pinion and being rotatably and slidably mounted f -on saidrcasing, whereby said" pinion may operate the movable'rack and-be engaged with the iixed rack thus locking the movable rack, and a connection for the movable rack with said overflow member.

14:. In al bath tub, a slidable Y overow member, a valve thereon Yfor the drain pipe of the tub, a waterfsupplyv member for the tub, a Vconductor for the overflow water leading from said water supply member and having a portion entering said overflow member, the latter having in its side a slot adapting the overiow member to slide on said portion.

HENRY EDELMAN. W'itnesses: f

JOHN A. VVIEFDERSHEIM,J N. BUssINGER. 

